by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
I sang to you and the moon
Language: English
I sang to you and the moon
But only the moon remembers.
I sang
O reckless free-hearted
free-throated rhythms,
Even the moon remembers them
And is kind to me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "I sang", appears in Chicago Poems, first published 1916 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elizabeth Alexander , "I Sang", 1982 [ high voice and piano ], from A Garret of Old Playthings, no. 5, Seafarer Press [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "I sang", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kurt Erickson , "I sang to you and the moon", 2007, first performed 2008 [ soprano and orchestra or piano ], from Chicago Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kurt Erickson , "I sang to you and the moon", 2007, first performed 2008 [ soprano and orchestra or piano ], from Chicago Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "I Sang", 2008 [ soprano and piano ], from Moonsongs, no. 1, confirmed with a score [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 7
Word count: 29